Autism assessment
Adult Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Assessment
Many adults reach this page after years of masking, self-questioning and online checklists. A formal assessment gives you a psychologist's written findings and a clear roadmap of next steps.
On this page
Why adults seek an autism assessment
Most adults who seek an autism assessment are not looking for a label. They are looking for an explanation that finally fits. Years of feeling out of step socially, exhausting effort to appear fine, sensory experiences other people don’t seem to have: an assessment takes that lived pattern seriously and tests it properly.
The result is a written report from a registered psychologist, with diagnostic impressions and recommendations you can use for self-understanding, workplace accommodations, or simply to stop wondering.
What the process looks like
Intake interview with a psychometrist
You review and sign the assessment agreement so consent is informed before anything begins, then work through a detailed clinical interview: developmental history, early social milestones, sensory experience, and how things have looked across different settings. Where it helps, we gather collateral information from a partner, parent, teacher or employer.
Standardized testing
A certified psychometrist administers autism-specific measures: the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2), the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-2), a Sensory Profile, and executive function and adaptive behaviour scales. Together these look at social reciprocity, communication, sensory modulation and daily living skills.
Review with the supervising psychologist
The psychologist reviews the psychometrist's observations and preliminary scores with you, clarifies how symptoms present at home, at work and socially, and talks through strengths, challenges and whether any further testing is needed for diagnostic precision.
Analysis and written report
The psychologist integrates the test data with the interview findings. Approximately 15 days after testing you receive a detailed summary of findings, the diagnostic impressions and the criteria met, and evidence-based recommendations for supports and accommodations.
Feedback meeting
A 20-minute session to go through your results and explain the diagnosis, if there is one. Then the practical part: social communication supports, sensory strategies, and academic or workplace accommodations such as structured routines, assistive technology or flexible scheduling. You leave with a clear roadmap of next steps.
Named, credentialed people behind your report
Testing is administered by a psychometrist and supervised, reviewed and signed by a psychologist.
Good to know
- Where & how
- In person or Online.
- Fees & coverage
- Autism assessment fees are confirmed with you before booking. Your Intake Specialist will walk through the cost and what your extended health plan may reimburse for psychological services.
- Support that often follows
Common questions
It's a common worry, and the assessment doesn't rest on how you present in one meeting. It combines a detailed developmental history, information from people who know you (a partner, parent, teacher or employer, where it helps), standardized measures, and a review of how things look at home, at work and socially.
The report still sets out what the testing found (your strengths, your challenges, and whether any further testing is recommended), with recommendations for supports, so you leave with next steps either way.
Ask about an assessment
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